Gen. William H. Morris, son of George Pope Morris, the poet, although neither were members of his Morris family. Personal life In July 1839, he married Emily Lorillard (1819–1850), the daughter of Jacob Lorillard (1774–1836) and granddaughter of Pierre Abraham Lorillard, founder of the Lorillard Tobacco Company. Her sister Eliza Meier Lorillard married Nathaniel Platt Bailey. Together, they were the parents of four sons, two of whom died young. Their two surviving sons were: Fordham Morris (1842–1909), who married Annie Louisa Westcott, daughter of Joseph H. Westcott, in 1872. Francis Morris (1844–1883), who married Harriet Hall Bedlow, daughter of Henry Bedlow. After his death, she married John Rex Guelph-Norman (1861–1932), who claimed to be the son of King Edward VII and rightful heir to the throne, in 1898. They divorced after she discovered he had a wife in India. Morris died at his home, Mt. Fordham, on September 19, 1900, at the age of 92. Descendants Through his son Fordham, he was the grandfather of Emily Lorillard Morris, who married Rolaz Horace Gallatin, son of Frederic Gallatin and Almy Goelet (née Gerry), and cousin of Albert Eugene Gallatin and nephew of Commodore Elbridge Thomas Gerry, in April 1896. Through his son Francis, he was the grandfather of Lewis Gouverneur Morris Jr. (1882–1967), the original proprietor of the Lewis G. Morris House, was married to Princess Anita of Braganza (1886–1977), the daughter of William Rhinelander Stewart and widow of Prince Miguel, Duke of Viseu. References 1808 births 1900 deaths Morris family (Morrisania and New Jersey) Lorillard family People from the Bronx